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The Doctor is a Life Saver

A Doctor at Heart: The Story of Groundbreaking Scientist and Teacher Vivien Thomas by Joan Schoettler and Steffi Walthall

August 10, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This man grew up in a family that demanded perfection, he would grow up to graduate with honors, he would lose all his money in the stock market crash, and he would go on to be the man who helped find a cure for blue baby syndrome. He was Vivien Thomas. Oddly enough, though they mention the pay discrepancies, there is not a lot about the racism Thomas would have faced.  And though there is the story of how he got his “girls name,” I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: African American surgeons, Baltimore, Cardiovascular system, Health & Daily Living, Illness, Joan Schoettler, Joan Schoettler and Steffi Walthall, Maryland, science, Steffi Walthall, surgeons, surgery, technology, Vivien Thomas

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:222 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: African American surgeons, Baltimore, Cardiovascular system, Health & Daily Living, Illness, Joan Schoettler, Joan Schoettler and Steffi Walthall, Maryland, science, Steffi Walthall, surgeons, surgery, technology, Vivien Thomas ·
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Never view being a girl as an obstacle

Virginia Wouldn't Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention by Carrie A. Pearson

December 14, 2022 by BlackRaven 7 Comments

Virginia Wouldn’t Slow Down!: The Unstoppable Dr. Apgar and Her Life-Saving Invention is another read online via Edelweiss that was mostly there. Carrie A. Pearson’s book was more fleshed out than the other sample I read, and perhaps is one of the best biographies of an unknown person I have read. And of course, I will find a copy when it comes out to fill in the plot points missing. Dr. Virginia Apgar would invent a test that would help doctors evaluate newborns and their health, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 20th Century, Apgar score, Carrie A. Pearson, medical, medicine, Nancy Carpenter, science and math, surgeons, Virginia Apgar, women

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:603 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 20th Century, Apgar score, Carrie A. Pearson, medical, medicine, Nancy Carpenter, science and math, surgeons, Virginia Apgar, women ·
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Historical Fiction Featuring Historical Figures Can Be Tricky

March 31, 2016 by sarah_jwh Leave a Comment

  This review is for the audiobook version of The Dead Shall Not Rest, by Tessa Harris, narrated by Simon Vance. This is the second in the Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mysteries series. Several years ago I read the first in this series, The Anatomist’s Apprentice, but had no idea there were sequels until the Overdrive algorithm suggested I might enjoy The Dead Shall Not Rest. Dr Thomas Silkstone is a surgeon from Philadelphia studying as an apprentice to a well respected surgeon and anatomist in […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 18th century London, CBR8, Dr Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, historical fiction, romance, surgeons

sarah_jwh's CBR8 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 18th century London, CBR8, Dr Thomas Silkstone Mysteries, historical fiction, romance, surgeons ·
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